Entanglement asymmetry in the critical XXZ spin chain

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Main Authors: Lastres, Marco, Murciano, Sara, Ares, Filiberto, Calabrese, Pasquale
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author Lastres, Marco
Murciano, Sara
Ares, Filiberto
Calabrese, Pasquale
author_facet Lastres, Marco
Murciano, Sara
Ares, Filiberto
Calabrese, Pasquale
contents We study the explicit breaking of a $SU(2)$ symmetry to a $U(1)$ subgroup employing the entanglement asymmetry, a recently introduced observable that measures how much symmetries are broken in a part of extended quantum systems. We consider as specific model the critical XXZ spin chain, which breaks the $SU(2)$ symmetry of spin rotations except at the isotropic point, and is described by the massless compact boson in the continuum limit. We examine the $U(1)$ subgroup of $SU(2)$ that is broken outside the isotropic point by applying conformal perturbation theory, which we complement with numerical simulations on the lattice. We also analyse the entanglement asymmetry of the full $SU(2)$ group. By relying on very generic scaling arguments, we derive an asymptotic expression for it.
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spellingShingle Entanglement asymmetry in the critical XXZ spin chain
Lastres, Marco
Murciano, Sara
Ares, Filiberto
Calabrese, Pasquale
Statistical Mechanics
High Energy Physics - Theory
Quantum Physics
We study the explicit breaking of a $SU(2)$ symmetry to a $U(1)$ subgroup employing the entanglement asymmetry, a recently introduced observable that measures how much symmetries are broken in a part of extended quantum systems. We consider as specific model the critical XXZ spin chain, which breaks the $SU(2)$ symmetry of spin rotations except at the isotropic point, and is described by the massless compact boson in the continuum limit. We examine the $U(1)$ subgroup of $SU(2)$ that is broken outside the isotropic point by applying conformal perturbation theory, which we complement with numerical simulations on the lattice. We also analyse the entanglement asymmetry of the full $SU(2)$ group. By relying on very generic scaling arguments, we derive an asymptotic expression for it.
title Entanglement asymmetry in the critical XXZ spin chain
topic Statistical Mechanics
High Energy Physics - Theory
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.06427